alkali cordgrass vs Balkan Mole

Sporobolus hookerianus compared with Talpa stankovici

Key Differences

• alkali cordgrass is Not Evaluated while Balkan Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alkali cordgrass	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Talpa
Species	Sporobolus hookerianus	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

alkali cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alkali cordgrass	Balkan Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alkali cordgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alkali cordgrass

The Alkali cordgrass (Sporobolus hookerianus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.